''Callipepla'' is a genus of
bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class (biology), class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the Oviparity, laying of Eggshell, hard-shelled eggs, a high Metabolism, metabolic rate, a fou ...
s in the
New World quail
The New World quail are small birds, that despite their similar appearance and habits to the Old World quail, belong to a different family known as the Odontophoridae. In contrast, the Old World quail are in the Phasianidae family, sharing only a ...
family, Odontophoridae.
They are sometimes referred to as crested quails.
Species
References
Bird genera
Birds of Mexico
Birds of North America
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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